Nissan’s Brain to Car Interface: Split second decisions could make the difference between whether or not you get into an accident. That’s why Nissan wants to create a system that makes decisions even faster than is currently humanly possible. It does this by connecting a driver’s brain directly to the car so that decisions can be executed instantaneously, before the body has even had a chance to process the information. By literally cutting out the middle man countless lives could be saved. Including yours.
Samsung’s Brain Controlled TV: Not to be outdone, Samsung is also working on developing technology that could hook up a couch potatoes’ brain to a television set, allowing them to channel surf without having to get up, reach for the remote, or even speak commands.
Artificial Reincarnation: Soon it may be possible to digitally recreate deceased actors with CGI to the point where you wouldn’t be able to tell an artificial actor from a real one. This could allow movie studios to continue filming a movie even after an actor’s untimely demise or even allow them to shoot flashbacks or prequels without any input from the original actor.
Quantum Radio: In the future it may be possible to send communication signals through building materials, water, and soil with greater efficiency than is currently possible thanks to a new quantum physics based approach that shrinks down the frequency of the signal. This might mean that we’ll one day be able to use our cellphones in the subway.
Blockchain Smartphone: The Blockchain craze has shown no signs of slowing down and it may eventually make its way to hardware manufacturers who will design smartphones from the bottom up, specifically for the Blockchain. In theory, this means that you could wind up with an encrypted phone tied to a person’s identity allowing them to control their own data as they use their phone to shop online, post on social media, send texts, etc.
Bandito: Mosquitos are the bane of my existence, ruining every hike I’ve ever gone on. Thankfully there’s now a wearable device on the market capable of serving as the ultimate mosquito repellent through a combination of sounds and smells specifically designed to keep mosquitoes out of your personal space.
Ink to Code: Have an app idea but don’t know how to code? You’re in luck! Thanks to Microsoft now you can just doodle your idea on a napkin and have it turned into code! Making it this easy to code could lead to an explosion in the number of apps that we have. If that’s even possible.
Virtual Wearables: How can we design a way for users to interact inside of a virtual environment since holding a physical joystick would ruin the illusion that you’re in a virtual world? It’s one of the biggest issues in tech and the solution may lie in mimicking how we already interact with our environments IRL. For instance, imagine being someone who uses an Apple Watch. That watch could give you text messages and monitor your health in real life and then a similar virtual watch could be how you’d navigate through your virtual environment. Since you’re using an Apple Watch in both environments the illusion that the virtual world is real is stronger.
Thin Skin Wearables: Speaking of wearables one of the major drawbacks with them is that they can be bulky and therefore can’t be worn all the time. Enter thin skin wearables that are thinner than a piece of cardboard and look more like a band-aid than a traditional wearable. They’re so thin, in fact, that they more closely resemble skin than jewelry. They’ll be so comfortable that we’ll never have to take them off.
Noveto: This personalized speaker could render headphones obsolete by delivering targeted sound directly to your ears without disturbing anyone else nearby. Just don’t ask me how it works.
IRL Glasses: Annoyed every time you walk down the street and see an advertisement on an electronic billboard? Running out to pick up some wings during the Super Bowl and don’t want to see the score anywhere? The IRL Glasses can help with that by blocking out any screens you may encounter.
Oxygene: This moss covered tire from Goodyear cleans the air, giving car owners the ability to reduce their carbon footprint, even if they are driving around a lot. It’s a similar concept to the CityTree, the moss covered park bench that gives off the same environmental impact of planting 275 trees.
Apple’s AR/VR headset: Will Virtual Reality rule the future? Or will it be Augmented Reality? If Apple has a say it won’t matter thanks to rumors that they are working on a headset that will let users toggle between both modes.
CRISPR Kit: What’s better than CRISPR? Being able to use it at home! Which may be possible thanks to an at-home diagnostic kit that could one day detect illnesses, helping you to avoid a trip to the doctor’s office.
Disney’s FORCE Jacket: Disney is said to be working on a jacket for virtual environments that will let a user literally feel everything happening to them. That may not be a good thing.
Google Lens: This object recognition mobile app can now identify over a billion items, bringing AI powered machine-learning smarts to your phone, making it easier for you to identify what you’re looking at or search for the latest deals.
IBM’s New Computer: IBM has successfully invented the world’s smallest computer, the size of a grain of salt. Such a computer could revolutionize society, allowing us to put sensors pretty much everywhere.
Amphibio: This 3-D printed wearable gill could allow us to breathe underwater. Something that may come in handy after the polar ice cap completely melts and sea levels around the world rise exponentially.
Lucid Dreaming: M.I.T. researchers are reportedly working on a way to make it possible for anyone to lucid dream, that is to be able to consciously control their dreams while they sleep.
Hoverglide: Hiking, camping, and transporting supplies as a soldier just got a whole lot easier thanks to this ingenious backpack design that shifts its weight while you walk, “hovering” over you to lighten your load.
Vision Correcting Eye Drops: Wearing glasses and getting Lasix eye surgery may soon be a thing of the past thanks to new eye drops that repair your vision when applied. Reportedly these drops work for both near and far-sightedness.
Tonal: I don’t go to the gym but if I did I’d want it to look something like Tonal, an intelligent home-workout system capable of spotting you on the fly by changing the resistance you’re encountering if need be.
Comixify: Brands, content creators, and regular people now have another creative avenue at their disposal thanks to Comixify which allows you to turn any video clip into a comic strip.
Brixels: A combination of bricks and pixels, these Lego like modular building blocks could allow us to design previously imaginable structures and interactive displays.
SpotMini: Boston Dynamic’s robotic pet dogs are set to go on sale in 2019, bringing us one step closer to a future where we live side by side with robotic maids and other androids.
Square Off: This automated chess board lets you play against friends remotely as the gameboard is capable of moving your opponents’ pieces on its own.
Halo Shirt: A new type of fitness wear designed to change shape during physical contact to help prevent you from getting a concussion.
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